I have heard that land (what little there is left for sale) is cheap in Nova Scotia, but everything else is expensive. As someone who dreams of someday having more walkaround room than a yard the size of a postage stamp, this intrigues me. Ideally, I would want enough space so that if my neighbor built a fire, I would not see the smoke, but I'll settle for not being able to hear his rooster crow in the morning. Probably never be able to swing anything like that on the measly pension I hope I live long enough to draw.

Maybe I'll retire to Mexico, where the exchange rate helps stretch the Social Security a little further, and spend my golden years drinking cheap tequila in some Tex-Mex border town. I'm a little ways away from being able to call every minute of every day my own, but it doesn't hurt to plan ahead.

Regards, Neil